Anyone else getting this call?

[churchmusicmom]

<p>I have been repeatedly getting a call on my cell phone consisting of an automated voice saying that this is my “final” notification that the warranty on my vehicle may be about to expire. </p>

<p>My d-in-law says she has been getting this as well…any others out there? Any clue as to what this is about??</p>

<p>Edit: It’s NOT really about my car; of that I am sure!</p>

[MomofWildChild]

<p>I get these calls on my cell.</p>

[chuy]

<p>Sounds like some form of phishing. If you’re SURE it’s not your car then don’t give them ANY information.</p>

[BCEagle91]

<p>Cell phones need spam filters.</p>

[galoisien]

<p>^^ Amen.</p>

<p>10char</p>

[churchmusicmom]

<p>I actually did a google search and discovered that this is, indeed, a scam. So I just registered my cell phone number on the “do not call” registry in hopes the calls will stop. Good grief, what is it with these people???</p>

[justhismom]

<p>If you are talking about a recorded conversation about my warranty then yes I am getting them mainly on my direct phone line at work. They have been calling a couple of times a week, but I keep hanging up and never listen to the whole message.</p>

[system]

<p>I haven’t received that one. The one I keep getting–on my land phone–is about “the last chance to get a better rate on your credit card.” Oddly enough, it never says which credit card… Right… I do NOT press “one” as requested!</p>

[giddey_up]

<p>Yup - I get a voice mail on a Cingular cell phone I use a work - but no place else.</p>

[musicamusica]

<p>WWWOOOOPSY—Last week I just REAMED my BMW dealer for harrassing me with these calls. Time for an apology.</p>

[War_Chant]

<p>Yeah, I get them on my cell phone as well. My car isn’t even in my name lol.</p>

[srw]

<p>I get these calls on my home phone, sometimes if you listen to the recording for a bit it will give you the option of pushing a # to be removed from their list.</p>

[jsmall]

<p>Yes I get that exact call on my home line though.</p>

[corranged]

<p>I got it on my cell phone, asked my dad whether I needed to do anything with my car, he said no, so I figured it was a scam. :)</p>

[galoisien]

<p>Police report?</p>

[jasmom]

<p>Stopped shortly after I listed my # with Do not call list.</p>

[mommusic]

<p>Sounds like the people we get notices in the mail from…they want to sell me a warranty on my car when the original one runs out or something. Right.</p>

[BunsenBurner]

<p>As far as I know, it used to be illegal for auto-dialing telemarketers to call your cell phone numbers if you were paying to recieve calls. May be the times have changed. Filing a complaint with the FCC stopped weekly unsolicited AT&T calls to my H’s T-Mobile number (complaining to AT&T directly did not help). Here is the link for your information:</p>

<p>[FCC</a> Consumer Complaints](<a href=“http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm]FCC”>http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm)</p>

<p>Or this form can be filled out and mailed.</p>

<p>

Several FCC rules protect consumers who use wireless communications devices such as cell phones and
pagers from calls or messages that may be costly, tie up the line, or deliver unwanted advertising.
• The FCC prohibits the use of automatic telephone dialing systems or prerecorded messages to call such wireless communications devices unless the call is made for emergency purposes or with the called party’s prior express permission.
You may not know whether or not a call you received used an automatic dialing system. Calls to multiple telephone lines in quick succession often involve an automatic dialing system. Automatic dialing systems are used by many entities that regularly make calls to large numbers of telephone lines including
telemarketers who rely heavily on such systems to conduct their business.
• The FCC prohibits sending unsolicited commercial e-mail messages to such wireless communications devices.
The FCC’s ban on sending “spam” to wireless devices applies to all commercial messages – messages for which the primary purpose is to advertise or promote a commercial product or service – unless you have provided prior express authorization for the message to be sent. The FCC’s ban does not cover “transactional or relationship” messages, which are notices to facilitate a transaction you have already agreed to. Such messages would include, e.g., statements about an existing account or warranty information about a product you’ve purchased. Finally, the ban also does not cover non-commercial messages such as political and religious messages.
The FCC’s ban covers messages to wireless devices, if the message uses an Internet address that includes an Internet domain name (usually the part of the address after the individual or electronic mailbox name and the “@” symbol). The ban does not apply to “short messages,” typically sent from one cell phone to another, which do not use an Internet address. Also, the FCC’s ban does not cover e-mail messages that you have forwarded from your computer to your wireless evice.
• The FCC enforces National-Do-Not-Call rules for advertising calls made to personal (not business) wireless communications devices.
The FCC enforces National Do-Not-Call rules for advertising calls made to your personal (not business) cell phone. If you have registered your personal cell phone number on the National Do-Not-Call Registry, telemarketers are prohibited from making advertising calls to you UNLESS you (1) have agreed in writing to accept telemarketing calls from the business, (2) have established a business relationship with the business by a purchase or having some other transaction within the past 18months or by making an inquiry or application within the past 3 months, or (3) have a personal relationship (friend, family, acquaintance) with the individual who calls you. In these situations, however, you may rescind the permission to call, end your business relationship, or prevent future calls based on a personal relationship by making a company-specific do-not call request. Advertisers have no more than 30 days to honor National Do-Not-Call registrations and company specific do-not-call requests. Such requests must be honored for a period of 5 years.
Determining whether an automatic dialing system has been used to make a particular call or identifying and locating a sender of spam can be difficult. The more details you are able to provide, the greater the
likelihood that the FCC will be able to determine whether a violation has occurred that could lead to an enforcement action.

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[Shrinkrap]

<p>I get the mail one…a lot…at least I think so; I’ve never actually opened it.</p>

[NYmama]

<p>I have been getting them on my Sprint cell for the past month. Each time a different number appears on the caller id. I googled the numbers and apparantely lots of people are being harrassed on their cell phones by these people. I listed my cell number with the do not call registry and also contacted Sprint. They suggested registering with “do not call” and also said they have taken action on their side. What they did, I don’t know, but I haven’t gotten the calls in a week. Do Not Call usually takes 30 days, but I read on a forum that some people are still getting these calls even though they registered.</p>